Gentry Bros Dog and Pony Show to Return to Grafton
The Gentry Bros Dog and Pony Show will play in Grafton on Monday at the fair grounds after prior legal actions over a bridge accident. The show’s last visit ended with a fatal accident to two horses and a driver’s injury, prompting a damage suit against the city for licensing and unsafe crossing. Residents welcome the show back and hope for an event free of litigation, as crowds again welcome this popular attraction.
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Grafftory
Gentry Bros
Grafton
Gentry Show
Bartley Creek
Fair Grounds
Gentry
Wireless Telegraph Station Planned for Wheeling
Wheeler April 21 The Clark Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Co will build West Virginia s first wireless telegraph station within ninety days. The firm, already operating on lake vessels and ports, will link Wheeling to major southern eastern and western cities by wireless. The company recently supplied wireless gear to Japanese warships.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Clark Wireless Telegraph & Telephone Co
Harry Thaw May Be Turned Loose
In Poughkeepsie on April 21 James G. Graham appeared before Justice Morschauser to seek an order for Thaw to sign a habeas corpus writ. The court granted the order directing the asylum superintendent to permit the signing. Thaw will file the writ and likely appear before a supreme court justice for a hearing on release from Matteawan.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
James G. Graham
Newburg
Udell
Thaw
Morschauser
New York State Supreme Court
White Plains
Supreme Court
State Sunday School Convention Opens in Fairmont
West Virginia Sunday School Association begins its twenty sixth annual session in Fairmont with officers and delegates arriving from across the state. Major sessions are at the M P Temple while delegates’ business headquarters are at First M H church. General Secretary W C Shafer and Miss Martha Graham head to Sunday School room annexes at the temple, with Miss Graham and Miss Alice Krebs from Wheeling joining.
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Fairmont
West Virginia Sunday School Association
M. P. Temple
M. H Church
W. C. Shafer
Graham
Association
Martha Graham
Alice Krebs
Wheeling
Manley
Cornerstone to be laid for Martinsburg Y M C A building
The Y M C A plans to lay the corner stone of its new Martinsburg structure on Decoration Day. Prominent speakers will be secured for the ceremony.
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Martinsburg
W R Loar describes ankle operation in New York
Mr W R Loar recalls travel to New Grand Hotel and Polyclinic Hospital for an ankle operation after a summer break. Surgeons Bodine and Wyatt consulted. X ray taken. operation decided with little suffering and rapid recovery noted. Includes unrelated notices about a hospital escape and local Prohibition ticket plans.
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the Sentinel
W. R. Loar
New York
Lear
New Grand Hotel
Warder
Polyclinic Hospital
Women Hat Bans Stir Kansas Churches
Headlines report ministers in Lawrence Concordia and Topeka Kansas ordering women to remove tall Merry Widow hats during services with threats of leave of absence or church checkrooms. Catholic decree also bans wide brims. Other items note a surprise birthday visit to Mrs Huffman and a machinists ball. Piedmont grants a fifty year electric railway franchise contingent on timely construction and revenue.
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Topeka
Kan
Lawrence
Concordia
Anton Kuhls
Catholic Church
Kansas City
Piedmont
The
Potomac Railway Co
Dixie Minstrels Shine at Brinkman Theatre
The colored artists of the bones and tambos delivered a strong show last night at the Brinkman. The dusky performers pleased the audience with lively numbers and drew hearty applause across the entire program.
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Dixie Minstrels
Bones
Tambos
Brinkman
Guilty of Robbery Before Squire Hobbs
Frank Belleville was found guilty of stealing from Sarah Flanagan of Grafton a handbag with two gold watches a six thousand dollar certificate of deposit twenty five dollars in cash and keys. The robbery occurred March 26 as Miss Flanagan slept in the Pittsburg bound station depot. Bond set at five hundred dollars for grand jury action.
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Frank Belleville
Squire Hobbs
Sarah Flanagan
Grafton
Miss Flanagan
Pittsburg
Senator Scott Proposes Special Flood Service Plan
Wheeling reports Senator N B Scott has secured approval for a special flood service to warn river towns during high water. The Weather Bureau will appoint deputies in river towns starting Wednesday to receive telegrams every four hours with flood alerts.
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Wheeling
N. B. Scott
Weather Bureau
Jevery
Borah Voices Maiden Appeal on Brownsville Troops
In the senate Senator Borah Idaho, speaking for the president, argued there is no doubt that a score of men shot up Brownsville and that those involved must be held to account. He attacked Senator Foraker over claims of white disguises and condemned political capital from the affair. He urged the Republican party to uphold law and not tolerate attacks on women and children. A Y M C A in Wheeling moves to new quarters as a $100000 building project begins. Senator Warner of Missouri is slated to speak tomorrow likely supporting the president.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Borah
Idaho
Foraker
Borah
Brownsville
Republican Party
Prominent Wheeling Candidate Plans State Auditor Run
James Kelsey Hall of Wheeling visits Elkins then plans to seek the state auditor nomination after Hearne's withdrawal from the governor race. Hall, a longtime party operative with strong local support, believes his business background fits the office and aims to serve taxpayers. Also notes local building contracts, ongoing Gratton growth, and social visits including Mrs Goldbaugh in Newbury and Mrs Rendle on East Main Street. The item ends with a casual remark that it will be a nice night to skate.
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James Kelsey Hall
Wheeling
Elkins
Hall
Hearne
Col. Hall
Nail City
Goldbaugh
Newbury
Elizabeth Rendle
East Main Street
Bad Actor in Mayor Kenny's Court for Drunk and Disorderly Act
Andrew Bordis, known for mending umbrellas around the city, faced trial this morning on drunk and disorderly charges and resisting an officer. He attempted to flee as Officer Fletcher moved to arrest him and hurled stones. with fines totaling ten dollars and costs unpaid, Mayor Kenny remanded him to jail for 30 days to mend city streets during confinement.
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Kenny
Andrew Bordis
Fletcher
Leap Year Roller Skate At The Coliseum Rink
Ladies of the city plan a leap year skate at the Coliseum rink with about a hundred couples expected. Vincent's band will provide music and a luncheon will be served. The event marks one of the season’s pleasant evenings as expert skaters entertain gentlemen friends.
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Brinkman Hall
International Association of Machinists
Vincent
Coliseum
Heavy Weights Heavy Weights in a City Wager
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania broom maker Mr Utter visited the city yesterday to discuss business. He and Fred T Martin argued over who could tip the scales higher with a wager. Martin tipped 306 pounds, while Utter required 390 pounds to balance the scales, leaving onlookers astonished as the bet was settled.
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Mr. Utter
Wilkesbarre
Utter
Fred T. Martin
Martin
West Virginia
Democrat
Mr. Martin
Avoirdupois
Oil Tests Begin Across Tenmile Creek Area In New Gas Play
Clarksburg reports multiple gas tests across the Tenmile district with operators Hope Natural Gas, Reserve Gas, and Independent Oil starting—or in one case continuing—a drill on farms owned by John Hurst, Nancy Griffin, James Morrison, and William Ritter. A rig is being erected for a test on Anne Matheny’s farm, and a first test on Ritter’s farm shows a slight producer. State leaders, including Sheriff Garrison, and Morgantown politicians head to Elkins for the congressional convention, praising local traction lines during a city stop.
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Clarksburg
Tenmile Creek
Tenmile
This County
Marshville Gas Company
Mary H. Bramer
Katy Lick Run
Sardis
Hope Natural Gas Company
John Hurst
Hope Company
Nancy H. Griffin
Limestone Creek
Reserve Gas Company
James H. Morrison
Grass Run
Independent
Oi Company
William Ritter
Salem Fork
J. F. Randolph& Co
Anne Matheny
Elkins
George C. Baker
Sheriff Garrison
Morgantown
Traction Company
Walton Gets Hearing Wheeling
Former newspaper man French D. Walton faces a preliminary hearing in Wheeling on a charge of embezzling 2200 dollars from the W. & L. E. R. R. The hearing is set before Squire Hobbs on April 21.
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Walton
Wheeling
French D. Walton
Squire Hobbs
Our Own Billy Bailey Talks Some Politics
Fairmont diary item notes Hon W H Bailey of Grafton, former state senate candidate, praises Democratic outlook in the district and hints Hodges would win nomination if he sought it. Also reports A Zeck & Son completing state university heating project in Morgantown with central plant installation after beating many bidders.
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Billy Bailey
Fairmont
W. H. Bailey
Grafton
Joseph McDermott
Morgantown
Bailey
Taylor County
State Senate
Thomas J. Hodges
Monongalia County
W. 8. Meredith
Monongalia
Hodges
Marlon
Messrs. A. Zeck & Son
State University
Beware of Mercury Laden Catarrh Ointments Alert
Warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury and urges prescriptions from reputable doctors. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming no mercury and internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Advises buying genuine Hall's Catarrh from Toledo makers, with testimonials, price 76 cents per bottle, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney &Co
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